Arabic edit

 
وِسَادَة

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Originally, a thing placed under the base of the head to sleep upon, hence a cushion, a seat or place to rest something upon. Cognate to Hebrew יְסוֹד (yǝsṓḏ, base, foundation), Aramaic אִיסָדָא (ʾĕsāḏā, thing placed beneath, at the base or bottom; pillow), Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bessāḏyā, pillow, couch, place to rest upon, literally at the base or pillow), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, base, foundation), Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/⁠išdu⁠/, base, foundation), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

وِسَادَة or وَسَادَة or وُسَادَة (wisāda or wasāda or wusādaf (plural وَسَائِد (wasāʔid) or وِسَادَات (wisādāt) or وَسَادَات (wasādāt) or وُسَادَات (wusādāt))

  1. pillow, cushion, bolster
  2. throne

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

  • وَسَّدَ (wassada, to put a pillow under; to put to a pillow, to lay, to rest)
  • تَوَسَّدَ (tawassada, to employ a pillow; to occupy oneself without cease with, to neglect other things for something)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

وسادة (wsādaf (plural وسادات (wsādāt) or وسايد (wsāyid))

  1. cushion
    Synonyms: مخدة (mḵadda, pillow, cushion), خدية (ḵaddiyya, pillow, cushion)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /wsaː.de/, [ˈwsæː.de]
  • IPA(key): /wsaː.da/, [ˈwsæː.da]
  • (file)

Noun edit

وسادة (wsādef (plural وسادات (wsādāt) or وسائد (wasāʔed))

  1. pillow
    Synonym: مخدّة (mḵadde)